Green-billed Coucal vs African Emerald Cuckoo

Centropus chlororhynchos so với Chrysococcyx cupreus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Green-billed Coucal African Emerald Cuckoo
Tên Khoa Học Centropus chlororhynchos Chrysococcyx cupreus
Bộ Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Họ Cuculidae Cuculidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Vulnerable Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 33,0 cm (13.0 in) 21,1 cm (8.3 in)
Khối Lượng 244,4 g (8.62 oz) 38,0 g (1.34 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

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Green-billed Coucal only

African Emerald Cuckoo only

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Song & Call Comparison

Green-billed Coucal

Tiếng Hót

Loud, nasal call with carrying quality; distinctive resonant notes given from tall African forest tree.

African Emerald Cuckoo

Tiếng Hót

Deep, hollow resonant booming call; powerful low notes carrying far through dense tropical forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Vulnerable

Green-billed Coucal

Least Concern

African Emerald Cuckoo

About These Birds

Green-billed Coucal

Green-billed Coucal (Centropus chlororhynchos) — 43–47 cm. Blue-black with a long graduated tail; pale greenish bill. Endemic to Sri Lanka in wet forest and dense riverine scrub. Non-parasitic. Omnivore; hunts lizards, large insects, and frogs. Vulnerable; highly forest-dependent and threatened by ongoing deforestation.

African Emerald Cuckoo

African Emerald Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx cupreus) — 20–22 cm. Male: dazzling emerald green above and on breast; yellow belly; red bill. Female: bronze-green above; rufous-barred below. Inhabits primary forest and dense secondary growth across West and Central Africa. Brood parasite targeting sunbirds and other small passerines. Insectivore.

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